Featuring Scientists & Engineers in the Writing Classsroom
The “Featuring Scientists & Engineers in the Writing Classroom” Program (FSEWC) brings together NC State scientists, engineers, and writers to focus on a technology we all share: the written word.
FSEWC’s collaboration taps into the knowledge-sharing potential of a university like NC State. During a summer seminar, science and engineering PhD students and Post-Doctoral Scholars will learn to teach effectively about writing in their field. Then they will share what they learn by guest-lecturing in NCSU’s First Year Writing classes.
This gives first year writers a chance to engage with practicing writers in science and engineering. In turn, First Year Writing faculty can pass along ideas to their guest lecturers for incorporating writing into future science and engineering classes. We hope you will join us in this partnership!
Information for PhD Students & Post-Doctoral Scholars
Information for First Year Writing Program Faculty & TAs
PhD Students & Post-Doctoral Scholars
The FSEWC Program offers you an opportunity to learn how to teach effectively about writing in your discipline and to share your knowledge with students in NCSU’s First Year Writing Classes.
In an immersive four-day summer seminar (June 10 - 13, 2013), you will focus on writing by reflecting on the purposes and audiences of writing in your discipline and preparing to share what you learn with future scientists and engineers in the First Year Writing Program. You will then be paired with a member of the NCSU writing faculty to apply the skills you learned in the summer seminar and in FIT workshops.
You will be given the opportunity to guest lecture in a writing class about science or engineering, and to receive feedback on your guest lecturing experience from First Year Writing Program faculty and students. You will also meet with your writing faculty partner to brainstorm ideas for incorporating writing into future science and engineering classes.
FSEWC is a win / win / win: You get experience teaching about writing in your discipline; faculty teaching writing courses benefit from your expertise; and future science and engineering students get the “inside scoop” on writing in their possible fields of study.
The FSEWC Program allows PhD Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars to:
| Apply teaching skills learned in FIT workshops to an undergraduate writing course |
| Gather writing assignment and assessment ideas to apply to your own courses |
Enhance your teaching portfolio: |
| Demonstrate teaching ability outside your area of expertise |
| Gain interdisciplinary perspectives by working with diverse students and faculty |
| Improve your own writing |
The FSEWC Program allows First Year Writing Program faculty to:
| Bring to life one of the FYWP’s learning outcomes: “Examine similarities and differences in forms of inquiry and writing across academic disciplines.” |
| Reinforce that writing is a foundational step toward knowledge-making in all disciplines |
| Give students an opportunity to ask writing questions of a scholar with a different area of expertise than the ENG101 instructor |
| Illustrate to undergraduates the range of discipline-specific writing conventions |
| Tap into the rich human resources of NCSU |
| Share their teaching expertise through conversation and evaluation |
| Serve as a mentor to you – future faculty who want to incorporate writing into science or engineering classes |
The FSEWC Program allows ENG101 students to:
| Explore how a practicing scientist or engineer applies writing in their field |
| Ask questions of a practicing scholar and writer in the sciences or engineering |
| Engage with a practicing scientist or engineer about his or her writing process |
| Reinforce rhetorical analysis skills |
HOW TO APPLY:
The application period will open again in Spring 2014.
The call for applicants and the application form are linked here and in the green box to right labeled "Helpful Links."
Please note that you need to save and email the application form, along with the required attachment, to Susanna_Klingenberg@ncsu.edu.
Participation in this program is limited in order to enhance the quality of the experience for each PhD student, Post-doctoral scholar, and faculty member. Participants will be selected by committee based on:
- - Demonstration of commitment to teaching
- Demonstration of interest in incorporating writing into science and engineering instruction
“Featuring Scientists and Engineers in the Writing Classroom” Leader: Susanna Klingenberg, Susanna_Klingenberg@ncsu.edu
Susanna Klingenberg is the Coordinator of Professional Development Programs in the Graduate School at NCSU. Before coming to the Graduate School, she taught writing in the NCSU First Year Writing Program. In her years as a writing teacher, she often featured visiting scientists and engineers, and she looks forward to introducing other writing teachers to this rich resource.
Faculty Leader: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Professional Development and Teaching Programs, The Graduate School, Barbi_Honeycutt@ncsu.edu
If you have any questions, please send them to Susanna Klingenberg, Coordinator of Graduate Professional Development Programs: Susanna_Klingenberg@ncsu.edu
First Year Writing Program Faculty and 2nd Year TAs
The “Featuring Scientists & Engineers in the Writing Classroom” Program (FSEWC) offers you the opportunity to feature a working scientist or engineer in your writing classroom.
Accepted PhD students and Post-doctoral Scholars in science and engineering will be trained in an immersive four-day summer seminar, where they will focus on writing, reflecting on the purposes and audiences of writing in their discipline and preparing to share what they learn with students in your writing classroom. We will then pair you with a participant, who will work with you to present a guest lecture on writing in science or engineering.
These PhD student and Post-Docs will bring their expertise on science writing and their enthusiasm for teaching. But they also want your expertise. The PhD student or Post-doc who guest lectures in your class will want your ideas for incorporating writing into their science or engineering classes.
FSEWC is a win / win / win: You get the benefit of a working scientist or engineer in your writing classroom; the PhD students and Post-docs get experience teaching writing in their discipline; and future science and engineering students in your classes get the “inside scoop” on writing in their potential fields of study.
The FSEWC Program allows First Year Writing faculty and TAs to:
| Bring to life one of the FYWP’s learning outcomes: “Examine similarities and differences in forms of inquiry and writing across academic disciplines.” |
| Reinforce that writing is a foundational step toward knowledge-making in all disciplines |
| Illustrate to students the range of discipline-specific writing conventions |
| Give students an opportunity to ask writing questions of a scholar with a different area of expertise than their writing instructor |
| Tap into the rich human resources at NCSU |
| Share your teaching expertise through conversation and evaluation |
| Serve as a mentor for future faculty who want to incorporate writing into science or engineering classes |
The FSEWC Program allows your students to:
| Explore how a practicing scientist or engineer applies writing in their field |
| Ask questions of a practicing scholar and writer in the sciences or engineering |
| Engage with a practicing scientist or engineer about his or her writing process |
| Reinforce rhetorical analysis skills |
The FSEWC Program allows admitted PhD Students & Post-Docs to:
| Apply FIT workshop principles in an undergraduate classroom context |
| Enhance their teaching portfolios by: - Demonstrating flexibility by teaching outside their home departments - Receiving feedback about teaching from writing faculty & first-year students |
| Improve their own writing, having a sharpened awareness of their writing processes |
| Gain increased interdisciplinary perspectives by working with diverse students and faculty |
A more detailed account of the program is available in the “Call for Participants” linked here and in the green box of “Helpful Links” to the right.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
We will be accepting interested faculty in Spring 2014.
Interested FYWP Faculty and TAs are not required to go through an application process.
Simply attend the lunch session on FYWP Workshop Day, February 27th from 11:50 - 1:10 in Tompkins 125 or send a note of interest to Susanna Klingenberg, Coordinator of Professional Development Programs at the NCSU Graduate School: Susanna_Klingenberg@ncsu.edu.
Participation in this program is limited in order to enhance the quality of the experience for each faculty member, PhD student, and Post-doctoral scholar. PhD and Post-Doc participants will be selected by committee based on:
- - Demonstration of commitment to teaching
- Demonstration of interest in incorporating writing into science and engineering instruction
You will be matched with a selected PhD Student or Post-Doc based on your fall class schedule.
“Featuring Scientists and Engineers in the Writing Classroom” Leader: Susanna Klingenberg, Susanna_Klingenberg@ncsu.edu
Susanna Klingenberg is the Coordinator of Professional Development Programs in the Graduate School at NCSU. Before coming to the Graduate School, she taught writing in the NCSU First Year Writing Program. In her years as a writing teacher, she often featured visiting scientists and engineers, and she looks forward to introducing other writing teachers to this rich resource.
Faculty Leader: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Professional Development and Teaching Programs, The Graduate School, Barbi_Honeycutt@ncsu.edu
If you have any questions, please send them to Susanna Klingenberg, Coordinator of Professional Development Programs: Susanna_Klingenberg@ncsu.edu